November 1, 2011
Language Doesn't Matter: Substance Does
Filed by Alex Blaze | November 01, 2011 7:00 PM |Titles like "Language Matters," which both GLAAD and the polling institute opted for, strike me as that sort of arrogance of the political consultant class that places messaging and strategizing higher in importance than substance and actual conversations with people.Read More
Did I Abandon Family for Gay Community?
Filed by Mark S. King | November 01, 2011 6:00 PM |Did I leave Bossier City, Louisiana because of my life ambitions, or did I flee? The truth is a little of both. After bursting out of the closet during high school in 1978, I knew I was causing some embarrassment.Read More
How to Make Occupy Wall Street More Trans-Inclusive
Filed by Toshio Meronek | November 01, 2011 5:00 PM |A big problem with social justice movements? Forgetting to include the people who are the most oppressed in the process. The Sylvia Rivera Law Project knows the problem first-hand, and stopped by Occupy Wall Street last week to help other protesters understand.Read More
The Semantics of 'Marriage Equality' Activism & Journalism
Filed by Adam Polaski | November 01, 2011 4:00 PM |The debate on whether to call it "marriage equality," "gay marriage," or "same-sex marriage" has been well decided upon by gay rights activists. But the verdict's still out in mainstream and gay-focused journalism. What to do?Read More
A Response: 'Quit flaunting your lifestyle'
Filed by D Gregory Smith | November 01, 2011 3:00 PM |Almost all LGBT persons experience ignorance in the form of public attack sooner or later. Those of us in rural areas tend to get it even more regularly - especially in the local newspapers.Read More
Rep Cantor Booed Over Defending DOMA
Filed by Bil Browning | November 01, 2011 2:00 PM |Rep Eric Cantor's visit to the University of Michigan wasn't as positive as he'd hoped. Not only did students and staff turn their backs on him during his speech, they booed him when he reiterated his support for "traditional marriage."Read More
Fox News Underreports Stories on LGBT Bullying
Filed by Adam Polaski | November 01, 2011 1:00 PM |Equality Matters has released a new study demonstrated Fox News' continued lack of commitment to honestly and accurately portraying stories of teenage suicide linked to intense bullying and legislative discussions of Safe Schools initiatives. Read More
Introducing: The VIP Q Movie Pick
Filed by Jenni Olson | November 01, 2011 12:00 PM |Starting this week on Bilerico, the VIP Q Movie Pick is a weekly series where we ask today's hottest queer and queer-friendly filmmakers, stars and community leaders to answer the question: "One of my favorite LGBT movies is..."Read More
Advocate Co-Founder Dies
Filed by Bil Browning | November 01, 2011 11:00 AM |Want to know the impact Laurent had on the LGBT community? You're reading part of it.Read More
Satan Makes Gay Babies Says US Catholic Bishops Spokesman
Filed by Michael Hamar | November 01, 2011 10:00 AM |A US Catholic Bishops spokesman claims that the Devil causes a supposed malfunction in fetal development in the womb and, so, a gay child is born.Read More
Justifying Child Molestation
Filed by Ed Team | November 01, 2011 9:13 AM |"We were following exactly the national recommendations of the Boy Scouts of America and its board who set up the rules. You do not want to broadcast to the entire population that these things happen. You take care of it...Read More
36 Hours in Three-Quarter Time
Filed by Bil Browning | November 01, 2011 9:08 AM |Istanbul: Thirty-six hours in three-quarter timefrom Dan Zak on Vimeo. My friend Dan Zak, a reporter for the Washington Post, has been assigned to Iraq for the next month. On his way there, he had a layover in Istanbul and...Read More
13 Ways to Avoid Blame for Homophobia & Transphobia
Filed by Guest Blogger | November 01, 2011 9:00 AM |Guest blogger Matt Smith is back with more of your favorite maneuvers for dodging conversations on heterosexism. You have any more to add?Read More
